Week of November 13
REMINDER: You MUST have a parking pass to park in the OLLI lot. URI Parking Services has been policing the lot and giving out $50 tickets. Parking passes expire annually on July 31. If you aren’t sure if you have a pass, please call the office and we’ll be happy to check for you. One of the many OLLI benefits is free parking for members.
OLLI MEMBERSHIP WELCOME- Thursday, November 16, 12:00PM-1:00PM
New and current members are invited to join us to learn about all of the benefits of being an OLLI member. We’ll review our current programs, and our special interest groups, all while exploring and becoming more familiar with our OLLI website and registration software. Plenty of time for Q & A. Coffee & refreshments too! Join us!
CYBER SENIORS WINDING DOWN– Our students will be finishing up their time with us in the next few weeks. If you need help with your phone, laptop or other device, try to stop by before Thanksgiving. We will have new students in the winter semester, but most likely not until late January.
There’s Still Time to Register!
CLASS SPOTLIGHT: Register online or call 401-874-4197
THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT UP UNTIL THE 1990S
3 Sessions with Jim Buxton on Dec 13, 14, 15 1:00PM-2:30PM
This 3-session course will provide a concise review of the necessary history of the “Arab Israeli” conflict up until the peace treaties in the 1990s. In doing so, we will continuously attempt to acknowledge many viewpoints regarding controversial topics: Zionism, the Balfour Declaration, the UN Partition Plan, the causes and results of the 1967 War, etc. We will not spend a lot of time, in this course, analyzing the current conflict as this would be putting the cart before the horse. We will, however, allow some time at the end of each of the 3 sessions for participants to orate to some extent. A part 2, dealing with events from 1995 on, will be offered some time after the New Year.
*OLLI requires a minimum enrollment of 10 students per class. If you are interested in registering for any of these classes, please don’t wait! Call today (401-874-4197) or log on to your OLLI account.
THIS WEEK AT OLLI
Monday
Office Closed in Honor of Veterans Day!
Tuesday
- 10:00AM Ireland-A Brief History
- 10:00AM Africa/Botswana
- 11:00AM-11:45AM Cyber Seniors
- 1:00PM What is the Role of Public Education
- 1:00PM-3:00PM Cyber Seniors
- 1:30PM Food is Medicine
- 3:00PM Movement Medicine
Wednesday
- 9:30AM From Tom to Tennessee
- 10:00AM Isn’t It Romantic-Literature of Hawthorne, Melville, Poe (Zoom)
- 10:00AM The Art of the iPhone
- 11:30AM Blood Pressure Clinic
- 12:30PM Bowling Group
- 1:00PM Genealogy
- 1:00PM Walking Group
- 2:00PM-4:00PM Cyber Seniors
- 3:00PM Homescapes in Watercolor
Thursday
- 9:00AM Let’s Skate (@ Boss Arena)
- 9:30AM Compassionate Conversations
- 10:00AM 10:00AM Ireland-A Brief History
- 10:30AM Rhody Ramblers
- 11:00AM-1:00PM Cyber Seniors
- 12:00PM New Member Welcome
- 1:00PM Mah Jonng
- 1:00PM Cosmic Questions
- 2:00PM-4:00PM Cyber Seniors
- 2:30PM Finance Committee
- 3:00PM File,Pile, Sort, Shred (Zoom)
- 3:00PM Wine Tasting @ The Coast Guard House
Friday
- 1:00PM Book Club (Click to see what we’re reading!)
- 1:00PM Carol Burnett
- 1:00PM Taking the Inward Journey
NEW PHOTO FRIDAY VIDEO: Check out Photo Friday’s recent photo submissions for our October theme “Everything Orange.”
RHODY OUTPOST– There is an updated list of URGENTLY NEEDED donations for the holiday season. Please consider making a donation! Donations can be dropped off in the OLLI office. Gift cards are also accepted. They respectfully ask that you do not donate traditional “holiday” items such as stuffing, cranberry sauce, yams, etc. These are not popular items among the students.
CONCERT TO BENEFIT RHODY OUTPOST, URI’s basic needs pantry. November 19, at 3:00PM $20 St. Augustine’s Church, 15 Lower College Rd. Concert participants include URI Students & local professional musicians. Click here for more information.
OLLI UMBRELLAS FOR SALE (CLICK FOR IMAGE): Purchase your OLLI umbrella in the office. $15 cash or check payable to URI while they last!
AMY HALL OF EILEEN FISHER TO DISCUSS ‘SUSTAINABLE’ BUSINESS: IS IT POSSIBLE? Part of URI Honors Colloquium ‘Not Business As Usual: Business for the Common Good’: Tuesday, November 14, at 7PM. Lectures are also available online. Click here for more information.
WWII FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE FIRST TWO FORUMS OF THE WAR AND PEACE PROJECT IN NOVEMBER HOSTED BY MARC LEVITT
The War and Peace Project – A series of five free public forums organized by the non-profit World War II Foundation, hosted by Marc Levitt, writer, filmmaker, and storyteller.
Week 1: Tuesday, 11/14/23, 6-8 PM
Oppenheimer’s Bomb
Dr. James Haile III, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rhode Island
Rabbi Preston “Pesach” D. Neimeiser, of Temple Beth-El
Tim Gray, Founder and President of the WWII Foundation
Week 2: Tuesday, 11/21/23, 6-8 PM
Women in War
Colonel Susan Luz, retired army nurse and veteran of the Iraq war, Bronze Star recipient
Dr. Montgomery McFate, Professor at the US Naval War College
Tim Gray, Founder and President of the WWII Foundation